A package of bills aimed at improving child care in New Jersey was announced by a group of lawmakers Tuesday and appears likely to be part of the discussion as the new state budget is negotiated.
When indoor dining at restaurants closed at the start of the pandemic, outdoor dining became an option and lifeline. The law enabling it expires in November.
At an often-tense hearing in the Senate Thursday, the state labor commissioner defended his office’s handling of jobless claims during the pandemic and cast doubt on how many people will want in-person help at unemployment offices once that starts up in late March.
The positions of Senate president, Senate majority leader and Senate and Assembly minority leader each change hands for the first time in 10 years or more.
In anticipation of a teacher shortage, the Senate endorses a bill allowing retired teachers to go back to work for two years while collecting their pension.
The governor's plan to provide ten of millions in cash relief to taxpayers left out of pandemic stimulus programs has been called “woefully insufficient” by an immigrants right group in the state.